11 Arrested in Connection with Marijuana Cultivation Operation 

August 16, 2024 – Modoc County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at approximately 7:00 a.m., Modoc County Sheriff's Deputies served a search warrant on Schneider Ranch Road near Day, California. When deputies arrived, they located several individuals actively processing marijuana in a barn that had been modified for cultivating marijuana. Deputies further discovered 150 marijuana plants behind the barn and over 400 pounds of processed marijuana.

Eleven people were taken into custody: Silvino Carillo-Ramirez 36, Juan Manuel Cornejo 35, Cruz Gallarod Valencia 30, Martin Limas-Rosas 44, Carlos Pacheco-Hernandez 29, Luis Pinacho Lopez 45, Ilario Pinacho-Lopez 40, Salvador Efrain Rodriguez-Robles 40, Agustin Martinez Romero 42, Josefina Santiago-Rios 36, and Manuel Valencia-Rodriguez 64.

All eleven suspects were charged with cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest and conspiracy.

All eleven suspects were arraigned on their charges and held on bail.

The Modoc County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Modoc County District Attorney's Office and the Modoc County Probation Department.

Source & photos: Modoc County Sheriff's Office